CAPS plots jellybean assault
Glucojel jellybeans are set to be deployed by pharmacists as a sweetener for voters to preference Labor last in this weekend’s Dunkley by-election A pallet-load of the Pharmacy-Only Glucojel jellybeans …
RACGP voices opposition to pharmacist-initiated antivirals
RACGP president questions pharmacists’ motivation in wanting rights to prescribe Covid-19 antivirals Steps to ensure “there are no perverse incentives for prescribing” need to be taken before pharmacists could be allowed …
TGA issues fines following raids
TGA clamps down on alleged unlawful advertising and supply of erectile dysfunction medicines A NSW-based individual has been issued 13 fines totaling $42,900 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in …
Board records Indigenous pharmacists
Quarterly registration report records First Nations pharmacist numbers for the first time More than 100 Indigenous Australians hold professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, new data from the …
PharmX announces net half year profit
PharmX eyes new services and deeper market penetration after posting half-year profit Electronic ordering and invoicing company PharmX has posted a $300,000 underlying net profit after tax for the most …
Government yet to confirm new 60-day list
Details of the new medications to be listed for 60-day dispensing will be revealed next week A full list of medications that will be eligible for double dispensing will be …
Antiviral decision ‘disappointing’: Tassone
Authorising pharmacists to prescribe Covid-19 antivirals could limit wastage, a Guild leader says The rejection of a recommendation to allow pharmacists to initiate Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment for patients eligible …
More pharmacists than ever
Pharmacy Board of Australia registration figures top 37,000 for the first time Record numbers of pharmacists hold professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, data released by the Australian …
Hospital business delivers for Symbion
Wholesaler reports double-digit growth in hospital division’s revenue EBOS’s Symbion Hospitals division is reporting revenue growth of almost 15% for the first half of the 2023/24 financial year. …
Data breaches on the rise
Healthcare providers continue to top the list for data breach notifications with malicious attacks and human error as the main factors More than one-in-five data breaches reported to the Office …
‘Whitecoat army’ wants Labor out
CAPS looking to take the fight to Labor at next weekend’s Dunkley by-election with Ben Casey-clad pharmacists at polling booths Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …
EBOS prepped for life after CWH
Pharmaceutical wholesaler reports strong growth ahead of Chemist Warehouse’s switch to rival Symbion’s parent company, EBOS Group is reporting “strong normalised growth” for the first half of the 2023/24 financial …